Surveillance topic of Tuesday Delta debate

Published
3:00 am EST, Saturday, November 16, 2013

A panel discussion, “Watched! Privacy and Security in the Age of Surveillance,” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Delta College Lecture Theater. The event by the Delta Debates Political Forum Series will feature Hon. Charles Binder, magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern Michigan District; Detective Sgt. Rich Cruz of the Michigan State Police; Legal Director Michael Steinberg, American Civil Liberties Union, and Saginaw Civil Rights Attorney Bill Street. The forum will be moderated by Connie Barber, computer science instructor at Delta College.

The panel will share their perspective on topics including: Have Americans surrendered security for privacy? Is it worth the cost? How many times are Americans tracked - either by government or private companies - in the course of one day? How does law enforcement gather information on individuals, and what safeguards are in place to protect privacy?

The Delta Debates Political Forum Series is sponsored by the Delta College Foundation and is free and open to the public.